Anderson Polygraph

Welcome to AndersonPolygraph(Sometimes erroneously called a "lie detector")

I prefer to call polygraph a "Truth Detector." Yes, some people show deception but I have done many tests where a person was shown and later proven to be truthful.

Donald R. Anderson, AAS, BS, MPA

Sometimes you just have to know the truth."

Serving the Golden Triangle - Beaumont, Orange, Port Arthur, Texas and surrounding areas. Look around the website and if you have any comments or questions, please feel free to contact me.

The results are confidential. Mr. Anderson holds himself to very strict confidentiality and privacy standards. All information from an examination is kept strictly confidential and private. He has you sign a release form which contains a space to put who you would like to see the results. The results will not be released to anyone else.

Telephone: 409-553-6057

Email: danderson@gt.rr.com

"The Truth Shall Set You Free"

Location:

Mr. Anderson has access to offices in Orange, Texas, Beaumont, Texas & Port Arthur, Texas. Mr. Anderson has an Axciton

Computerized Polygraph and can do location testing.

Hours:

Mr. Anderson tests part-time and tests are available

Mon - Fri: Normally, after 5PM By appointment
Sat: By Appointment
Sun: By Appointment

8am to 5pm tests may be scheduled if necessary and possible.

Listed Below:

Who uses Polygraph?

What is Polygraph?

Is the Polygraph Accurate?

Is Polygraph Admissible in Court?

What can you ask?

Infidelity Testing

Cost

Who uses polygraph?

Federal agencies that include the F.B.I., C.I.A., Department of Defense (military), N.S.A., Secret Service, ATF (Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms), D.E.A., and more.

It is also used by state, county and city law enforcement agencies. This includes Police Departments and Sheriff's Offices.

Legal Community - U.S. Attorney Offices, District Attorney Offices, Public Defender Offices, Defense Attorneys, Parole & Probation Departments.

Private Sector - Companies and Corporations under the restrictions and limitations of the Employee Polygraph Protection Act of 1988 (EPPA).

Private citizens in matters not involving the legal or criminal justice system such as fidelity testing.

What is a polygraph?

A polygraph instrument will collect physiological data format in at least three systems in the human body. Sensors are placed over the examinees chest and abdominal area will record respiratory activity. Two small metal plates,attached to the fingers, will record sweat gland activity,and a blood pressure cuff will record cardiovascularactivity.A typical polygraph examination will include a period referred to as pre-test,a chart collection phase and a test data analysis phase. In the pre-test, the polygraph examiner will complete required paperwork and talk with the examinee about the test. During this period, the examiner will discuss the questions to be asked and familiarize the examinee with the testing procedure. The person taking the test can refuse to answer any question. During the chart collection phase, the examiner will administer and collect a number of polygraph charts. There will usually be three charts with same questions being asked on each chart. There are no surprise questions. There will be a short break in between each chart. The examiner will analyze the test after the third chart. This may take fifteen minutes, but it varies. The examinee will be give the results before they leave. The examiner will offer the examinee an opportunity to explain physiological responses in relation to one or more questions asked during the test.

The results of a polygraph test can truthful, deceptive, or inconclusive. Approximately 10-20% of the time a test may be inconclusive. That means the examiner cannot tell if the examinee is being truthful or deceptive.

Is the Polygraph Accurate?

Approximately 250 studies have been conducted on the accuracy of polygraph tests. Since conditions and factors involved in research will vary, and since a polygraph examination is a very complex process, it is difficult to extract a precise accuracy figure from the data. Nevertheless, the preponderance of available information indicates that the accuracy of a properly trained examiner, utilizing established testing procedures and a computerized polygraph, is around 95% for specific-issue investigations.

While the polygraph technique is not infallible, research clearly indicates that when administered by a competent examiner the polygraph test is the most accurate means available to determine truth and deception. Since 1980, a compendium of research studies - encompassing 80 research projects involving 6,380 polygraph examinations and 12 studies of the validity of field examinations following 2,174 field examinations, indicate an average accuracy rate of 98%.

Is Polygraph Admissible in Court?

There is no Federal ruling as of this date concerning polygraph. Polygraph results have been accepted in Federal Court.

Polygraph is admissible in many states under certain conditions.

In many of those states, including Texas, polygraph is admissible in a criminal case if agreed on ahead of time by the prosecution and defense. It is admissible in civil cases. I have testified in child custody hearings, Criminal motion to suppress hearings, and Motion to revoke probation hearings.

What can you ask?

Forget everything you have seen about polygraph testing on television where they ask twenty questions and the test is over in 10 minutes. This is just drama and entertainment and no way accurate. Polygraph examinations are conducted to determine a person's truthfulness regarding a suspected specific act, e.g. “Did you take that money reported missing from ABC, Inc?” Please be advised that I conduct standardized forensic psychophysiological examinations only. Therefore, I cannot accommodate a laundry list of questions such as you may have seen on some television shows. This is not proper polygraph technique and can lead to destroyed lives and relationships over inaccurate results. After all you want results that you can count on.

I find in polygraph testing that misconceptions about polygraph and what it is and is not capable of doing. Polygraph is not as simple as connecting a person to the instrument and asking questions from a sheet of paper and then determining whether or not they lied. For example, if you provided me with one area of inquiry, "Has my spouse had sexual contact with anyone other than me since we were married?" this would require an examination session consisting of eight to ten questions of varying type (control, irrelevant, relevant, and symptomatic). and would last approximatley two hours!

The more relevant questions (or areas of inquiry) that you incorporate into an examination the less reliable the results become - in other words keep it simple and to the point! We encourage our clients to stick to single issues only, for example - “Have you touched the sexual parts of anyone other than your wife since you were married to her?” If you have another question I can do another test (with another 3 charts), but it will be an additional charge. So, bring me one specific relevant question. What is the ONE thing you really want to know.

Cheating Spouse - Infidelity Testing